Walden (disambiguation)

Walden may refer to:

• Walden Pond, a body of water in Massachusetts where Henry David Thoreau once lived

• Walden, a book by Henry David Thoreau, named after the pond

• Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat, a Boulder County, Colorado, park (not to be confused with Walden Pond)
• Walden Two, a book by B.F. Skinner

People

Last name

• A.T. Walden (1885-1965), black American lawyer
• Aaron Walden (1835–1912), Polish Jewish Talmudist, editor, and author
• Brothers Alan (b. 1943) and Phil Walden (1940–2006), American music producers and managers, founders of Capricorn Records
• Alexander Walden (d. 1401), English MP
• Arthur Treadwell Walden (1871–1947), American polar adventurer and dog driver
• Ashley Walden (b. 1981 as Ashley Hayden), American luger
• Ben Walden (b. 1969), English actor
• Bengt Walden (b. 1973), Swedish-American luger
• Brian Walden (b. 1932), British journalist and broadcaster
• Bruno Walden (1911–1946), German Waffen-SS officer
• Celia Walden (b. 1975), British journalist, novelist and critic
• Chris Walden (b. 1966), German composer, arranger and conductor living in the U.S
• Christian de Walden (b. 1946), record producer, composer, arranger and songwriter of Italian origin
• Ebenezer Walden (1777–1857), American politician—Buffalo, New York
• Edwin Walden (1818-1889), American politician in Massachusetts
• Erik Walden (b. 1985), American football linebacker
• Frederick (Fanny) Walden (1888-1949) an English footballer, cricketer and cricket Test Match umpire
• Fred Walden (1890-1955), American baseball catcher
• Garth Walden (b. 1981), Australian race driver
• George Walden (b. 1939), British diplomat and politician
• Greg Walden (b. 1957), a United States politician
• Harold Walden (1887–1955), English Olympic amateur football player
• Harry Walden (b. 1940), English professional footballer
• Harvey Walden IV (b. 1966), United States Marine, drill instructor and television celebrity
• Herwarth Walden (1878–1941), a German art critic
• Hiram Walden (1800–1880), American politician, United States Representative from New York
• James "Jim" Walden (b. 1966), American lawyer and former federal prosecutor
• Jim "Jimmy" Walden (b. 1938), American football player and coach
• John Walden (disambiguation)
• John Morgan Walden (1831–1914), a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
• Jordan Walden (b. 1987), American baseball pitcher
• Lionel Walden (1861–1933), American painter
• Louise Walden (b. 1983), British ice dancer
• Madison Miner Walden (1836-1891), American Civil War officer, teacher, publisher and farmer
• Mal Walden (b. 1945), Australian journalist and television news presenter
• Mark Walden (b. 1972), British writer
• Myron Walden (b. 1973), American jazz saxophonist and bass clarinettist
• Narada Michael Walden (b. 1952), American musician and producer
• Patrick Walden (b. 1978), a former guitarist of Babyshambles
• Paul Walden (1863–1957), a Riga-born German chemist
• R.B. Walden (1901–1966), Louisiana politician
• Richard Walden (d. 2009), English professional footballer
• Ricky Walden (b. 1982), English snooker professional
• Robert Walden (disambiguation)
• Roger Walden (d. 1406), an English treasurer and church figure
• Ron Walden (1907–1985), Australian rugby union player
• Rudolf Walden (1878–1946), a Finnish independence man, industrialist and a general, Minister of War during World War II
• Stefan de Walden (1896-1976), Polish military commander and engineer
• Susan Walden, American actress
• Tsvia Walden (צביה ולדן; b. 1946), Israeli psycholinguist and academic
• William Walden (disambiguation)
• W. Elliott Walden (1963), American horse trainer and racing executive
• Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale (Viscount Walden, 1824–1878), a Scottish soldier and ornithologist

First name

• Walden L. Ainsworth (1886–1960), admiral of the United States Navy
• Walden Bello (b. 1945), Filipino author, academic and political analyst
• Bobby Darin (b. Walden Robert Cassotto) (1936–1973), American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor
• Walden Erickson (1902–1968), American professional football player
• Walden Martin (1891–1966), American Olympic road racing cyclist
• Walden O'Dell, American financial executive
• Walden Alexis Vargas (b. 1984), Colombian football player

Fictional

• Walden Belfiore, fictional character from the HBO series The Sopranos, played by Frank John Hughes
• Walden Schmidt, fictional character in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, portrayed by Ashton Kutcher
• Walden, character on the kids' TV series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!

Place names

In Antarctica

• Cape Walden, ice-covered cape at the northwest termination of Evans Peninsula

In Canada

• Walden, Nova Scotia
• Walden, Ontario, now part of the city of Greater Sudbury
• Walden, Calgary, a community in Calgary, Alberta

In the United States

• Walden, Colorado
  • Walden–Jackson County Airport
• Walden, Georgia
• Walden Township, Cass County, Minnesota
• Walden Township, Pope County, Minnesota
• Walden, New York
• Walden, Tennessee
• Walden, Texas
• Walden, Vermont
• Walden Galleria, a shopping mall in Buffalo, New York
• Walden Ridge (or Walden's Ridge), a mountain ridge and escarpment located in Tennessee

In the United Kingdom

• King's Walden, a civil parish in Hertfordshire
• Little Walden, Essex
  • RAF Little Walden (also known as Hadstock), a former World War II airfield in Essex
• Saffron Walden, Essex
  • Walden Abbey, a former Benedictine monastery in Saffron Walden
  • Saffron Walden (UK Parliament constituency)
  • Saffron Walden Railway, a branch of the Great Eastern Railway
• St Paul's Walden, a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire
• Walden, North Yorkshire
• Walden Head, North Yorkshire
• Walden Stubbs, North Yorkshire

Education

• Walden College, a fictitious, third-rate, academic institution in the Doonesbury comics
• Walden School (disambiguation)
• Walden Seminary, original name of Philander Smith College, in Little Rock, Arkansas
• Walden University

Chemistry

• Walden reductor, a metal reduction column filled with silver

Other uses

• Walden7, a peculiar building located in Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, Spain
• Walden Media, a film production company
• Waldenbooks, an American mall-based book store
• Walden (film) a 1969 avant-garde film by Lithuanian filmmaker Jonas Mekas
• Walden Guitars, an acoustic guitar manufacturer based in Lilan, China
• Walden Motorsport, an Australian race car preparation outfit
• Walden Asset Management (WAM), an American ethical investment company founded in 1975
• The Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, an American young adult literature annual award established in 2008
• "My Walden", a song performed by Nightwish in Endless Forms Most Beautiful album

See also

• Wald (disambiguation)
• Walde
• Waldmann (Waldman)
• Waldner